A city councillor is hoping he will now have enough support to keep the Kelowna Springs Golf Course (KSGC) out of the rough.

At the end of council香蕉视频直播檚 Jan. 9 meeting, Luke Stack said he intended to bring forward a motion at the next regular meeting to change the land designation of KSGC under the 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP).

The property at 480 Penno Road is currently listed as potential industrial use within the OCP, and Stack is hoping council will vote to change it to private recreational.

He had tried in summer of 2022 to have the designation changed, however, his motion ended in a tie vote and was automatically defeated.

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Former mayor Colin Basran, and former councillors Gail Given and Ryan Donn voted against Stack香蕉视频直播檚 motion, while former councillor Brad Sieben excused himself from the vote noting a conflict of interest. Coun. Loyal Wooldridge also voted against the motion.

Stack and councillors Mohini Singh, Charlie Hodge, and Maxine DeHart voted in favour of the change.

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Stack said he does need to confirm with city staff if a six-month waiting period, applied to developments defeated by council unless the mayor brings the matter back, will affect his motion.

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Since the motion dates back to August 2022, it香蕉视频直播檚 likely Stack香蕉视频直播檚 new motion would be introduced in February. If council does approve the change the matter will need to go to a public hearing.

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It was Kelowna Springs ownership that initially approached city staff regarding a possible land designation change to commercial or industrial, with the expectation they were going to cease operating.

The golf course was identified as a major opportunity for new industrial development by the city in 2020.

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